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Kingston vs Crested Butte
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Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average; Kingston is the wetter, with 200 mm more rain a year, and Kingston the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kingston and Crested Butte, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kingston has far hotter summers
Kingston: Hot
Crested Butte: Mild
Winters
Kingston has far milder winters
Kingston: Mild
Crested Butte: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Kingston is wetter
Kingston: Moderate rainfall
Crested Butte: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Kingston is sunnier
Kingston: Fairly sunny
Crested Butte: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 27°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kingston is the wetter — about 200 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Kingston has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -18 | -12 | -9 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -28 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Crested Butte | -3 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -28 | -24 | -18 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Crested Butte | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | -3 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -28 | -34 |
Avg low (°C) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -36 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -21 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -37 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Crested Butte | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -2 | 1 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -36 | -31 | -27 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Crested Butte | 4 | 4 | -0 | -6 | -13 | -20 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -37 | -43 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 14 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 98 | 37 | 28 | 81 | 142 | 205 | 76 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +55 | +51 | +12 | +28 | -59 | -13 | +22 | -30 | -93 | -162 | -25 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 14 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 98 | 37 |
| Crested Butte | 69 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 24 |
| Difference | +55 | +51 | +12 | +28 | -59 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 28 | 81 | 142 | 205 | 76 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 50 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 51 | 57 |
| Difference | +22 | -30 | -93 | -162 | -25 | +14 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 106 | 90 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crested Butte | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +16 | +27 | +26 | +26 | +7 | -10 | +9 | +7 | -11 | -15 | -1 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 |
| Crested Butte | 54 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 46 |
| Difference | +16 | +27 | +26 | +26 | +7 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Crested Butte | 57 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 49 | 54 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | -11 | -15 | -1 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +19 | +6 | -10 | -27 | -22 | -19 | -21 | -17 | -1 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 |
| Crested Butte | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +19 | +6 | -10 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Crested Butte | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -22 | -19 | -21 | -17 | -1 | +13 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Kingston trends → · Crested Butte trends →
Methodology & sources
Kingston
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Norman Manley Intl, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Crested Butte
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Crested Butte, a weather station, about 1 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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